The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04
NOT 4 CANDIDATE.
Emphatic Declaration 81 N.Y. James D.
Houston.
GOV. AEeEnsry's Desire for Clean City
Government How Needed Reforn
Can Ne Secured AN Invitation to ting
@Big TppE,u


New Orleans City Item,
Since the JteRl has NO un9nsWerablY demon
atrated The primo necessity for change in
municipal government n necessity over
topping in its important results any possible
Optaome Of tho contest for tho State offices
the NichulA organs and more OspeOially
those least ennpernad-in tlla country par
iahaal have atriEan to weaken tho force OK
this presentation Of the pending issues BY
assuming that Major ,, ID, Houston, dubbed
the tiBig One, Wupld DO a. inimoal 10 tho
interests nf Now Orleans IN tho selection Of
isR administrative officers aa are the present
Ring Of incambents IN other words, that tho
AIeInery faction offered Tho city 40 better
chance Of escape from misru.a than did their
opponents,
~ these douhteFsa most dieagreeable sur
PRISE was given in Nv, HouRtnn's recently
Published dseIaratlon that
Tin e1nelusianr lot mo say that / am not
position before tho people Of tho State Of
Louisiana, o. the City OF New Orleans, nor
Ml % sahdiast a q th asaeRs ag appotAh HI
Slate q LoHi#isna, 70 aatsor Who may 20
nesirpas Of Using definitely the respeefiya
status Of the factions IN then felatlpns w
| local good government the ite{t aaaTaaaQn
Mr. Hengtpn pn the snhjecb tHtinatiRg tllAt
some ingetedulity Waa expreseed ~ - tlla Sin
| eerity Of the abnye-qnoted DECLARATION, and
1 asking If the Same Wer0 made In BaridHH
spirit. The reply came promptly 4 mean
every word 81 II was never more u earn
The ftsmAIb might DO more satisfactory
| il You gave some gaasons f6r this resolve.
| Mr. HOUSTON Certainly. 4 have no Oh
sss9a nat5fssS faFba fsa5 bds
ness aifgifa have grown IN great sg 10 40,
| iaand pll the time care andengrgy, have Pt
/ cenlnlandi therefore, to continue longer N
efHee would simply a.floant Y personal en'-
Ihe Hem IN accepting thls % your finRl
| determtnstion, major, may ! take tue llberty
| dietion of Htatement which appeared III the
i Item On Aug, 1911 Ut MAS as fnlbNA; t't5pY
| AlelsHerg the other day III response " 2
| BIN on this sital matter gaid tia be WAS cor
1 tain that New 0rleauA, with . VIII organized
| ADMINISTRATION, composed II buainpgs nen,
merchants and 1ierhauinHl could put
| into operation aue6ssslHi asatom "a
i sanitary Improvements drainage, p4ylilJ
! and police, tllat would atgg AZ THO a1tsslae
world cqnhaanne ~ the lieaith II tnes4 ~ WIS
l city, elld make 1T o great winter teepFt He
/ weilt 30 fhf, 10 are Riirtheg iHfoFmtdi as N
| Buggaat thfea nr four Of otir best known nqd
esteemed ritlacna who, Do thanght. would be
\ worthy to take charge Qf nart ~ tho work,
| az ther would bring 70 bear u tie diaeltar&o
| 0f slieiT official dptles tla same lalnaf liable
4 tiiaEsyt fidelity and iqtelligene9 they haEg
know Nj. s ala DO correctly represent
/ Gov, MeEnery's views and good inteptions
4 toward New urleAns2
/ Mn. Houston AM glad ypn brought m
/ that point, for have before wished II Ms
/ aiIYe your nAper dist Ii waH NOT only Within
TIE truth but ir fsct fainslg Eetiegts the
j administration that will CORRECTLY alld faith
| fully represent the true worth falii patriot
| Ian. 1T tGiis community and the high COM
fnercisI possibilities Ok this gfeat nletrepoli-
/ tan CITY of the South, ! glu sure m one wl0
/ has cpnYpsd8d with Gov. MeEneTy On tho
subject can hAve fkiled ~ appreciate bow
i deeply and warmly tic feels IN this feReral
reeeRniHinB ali he docs thai berg il the haart
III I,buiRiRnas Which sends The life ruFfgnt
I YiYiEyiug the great body az our sSlke, M
Il jury ta New firatls u = hlrt ~ we Wi'gl9
aEe Itsth -Ilsnking you EoT tiljs crafty
ing aAd Important aBBlraHce, Nlit HJn TO-
sp0ud Aa frMnltl IN anothar pospts
hi. Houston Present. ~
Tlia tom ~ order to Bl4ld AEAtngE pQa'
Bibie bHa fatsh, mtseHlcplah 0nH w Hffenetls
d. breach Ut tFllst IL any alarlsti and % 80;
cure Beyond per Vtntl1fe the Eptui uutipll ~
y irfapfaAehafls and altEelE lstaefegs peni
9Fs ypa pfppared to say for ycuT Biae thal
IA VIII BEYee 10 fiFAt CHOOSE taa City tiFkel
before Hterfing the d0legetes W She etet
nQnitnn ttug ron Yentlon3
i SirS Ennstou- kiii-lpnst srlFhn tlea4ly
gay, yest They de8ire no bclitr 9pnoftGiilt
v TnAnsfaet iaeir e1tto good fRiih IN q
E6s ssRig Four now have Nd lq0r,